BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 26 November 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, The Circus of Doom, part 1
  5/10The Time Lord re-encounters the alien swarm in early 19th-century rural England.
2. 00:30
  The Tingle Factor—Michael Bentine
  The comic actor explains why certain tracks have the power to send tingles down his spine.
3. 01:00
  Jack London - The Call of the Wild—2. Wilderness
  2/2After battling with the dangerous but alluring wilderness - Buck is saved.
4. 01:30
  Spirit of the Beehive
  A composed feature exploring our relationship with the honeybee.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Capital, Episode 5
  5/10Spring has sprung and the police investigation is going nowhere.
6. 02:15
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Last Post
  15/15As it sits on the brink of privatisation, what does the Royal Mail mean today?
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Amanda Whittington - Bollywood Jane, Episode 5
  5/5Jane discovers the truth about her father and Kate makes an unexpected decision.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss, Episode 5
  5/5Nick Coleman's struggle to overcome losing music, with the diagnosis of his hearing loss.
9. 03:00
  Satyajit Ray - Feluda—The Mystery of the Elephant God
  Satyajit Ray's Bengali detective Feluda investigates the theft of a statuette of Ganesh.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 4, Birmingham
  6/6Three students from the University of Birmingham take on three of their professors.
11. 04:30
  The Phenomenon Squad—Hand-Picked
  1/5Brabazon investigates his superiors with coppers hand-picked...by his boss!
12. 05:00
  London Calling—Little Willie Saves the Day
  3/4The Daily Sketch slams boring Auntie. Will John Brown agree to light entertainment shows?
13. 05:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4John welcomes Chris Difford from Squeeze - but not before he has ejected Ken.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice
  The lives of the gifted girl musicians who must exit the Orphanage of the Pieta.
2. 07:30
  Lyrical Journey—Series 2, Patience of Angels
  2/3Eddi Reader and Boo Hewerdine return to Cambridge to retrace the song 'Patience of Angels'
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—When Courtney Met Chris
  Courtney Pine talks to trombonist Chris Barber about his life's work
4. 09:00
  James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines
  Including The Devil to Pay, The Man Who Invented Yesterday and The Bionic Blob.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Death in the Family
  1/8Harold must break sad news to his father Albert.
2. 12:30
  The Atkinson People—Sir Corin Basin
  1/4The actor, raconteur and general bore talks to just about anyone who will listen.
3. 13:00
  Wild Things by Charlotte Jones (Omnibus)
  The Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Stewart Lee
  Comedian Stewart Lee chooses 'Solitary Man' by Neil Diamond.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—Hugh Scully in Plymouth
  Hugh Scully on the part that Drake, Napoleon and Hitler played in Plymouth's history.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—When Courtney Met Chris
  Courtney Pine talks to trombonist Chris Barber about his life's work
7. 16:00
  Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice
  The lives of the gifted girl musicians who must exit the Orphanage of the Pieta.
8. 17:30
  Lyrical Journey—Series 2, Patience of Angels
  2/3Eddi Reader and Boo Hewerdine return to Cambridge to retrace the song 'Patience of Angels'
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 1
  1/4A train porter frozen to death in midsummer? Harry Crow and Prof Dunning are on the case.
2. 18:25
  The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Moving Coffins of Barbados
  1/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
3. 18:30
  Weird Tales—Series 3, Original Features by Christopher William Hill
  1/4Carl and Rob's dream flat turns out not so perfect after all.
4. 19:00
  James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines
  Including The Devil to Pay, The Man Who Invented Yesterday and The Bionic Blob.
5. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Caitlin Moran
  2/6Caitlin Moran revisits her teens when she was home-schooled in Wolverhampton.
6. 22:30
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5Back where it started out, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit.
7. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—26/11/2016
  Arthur Smith chats to Dave Gorman.
8. 23:00
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—From 13/01/1990
  David Baddiel, Rob Newman, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis address east European revolution.
9. 23:30
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Politics
  3/6More historical heroism as Aneurin Bevan, Hywel Dda and more are put to the Totaliser.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 1
  1/4A train porter frozen to death in midsummer? Harry Crow and Prof Dunning are on the case.
2. 00:25
  The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Moving Coffins of Barbados
  1/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
3. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 3, Original Features by Christopher William Hill
  1/4Carl and Rob's dream flat turns out not so perfect after all.
4. 01:00
  Wild Things by Charlotte Jones (Omnibus)
  The Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
5. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Stewart Lee
  Comedian Stewart Lee chooses 'Solitary Man' by Neil Diamond.
6. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Hugh Scully in Plymouth
  Hugh Scully on the part that Drake, Napoleon and Hitler played in Plymouth's history.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—When Courtney Met Chris
  Courtney Pine talks to trombonist Chris Barber about his life's work
8. 04:00
  Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice
  The lives of the gifted girl musicians who must exit the Orphanage of the Pieta.
9. 05:30
  Lyrical Journey—Series 2, Patience of Angels
  2/3Eddi Reader and Boo Hewerdine return to Cambridge to retrace the song 'Patience of Angels'

Sunday 27 November 2016